The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-07

thanks, dear Mrs. P for the beautiful roseE
aud if the gardens were as foil of flowers As your
heart is of kind feelings, they would leave no
room for sidewalks"
AT the recent White House reception Senator
Pugh, of Alabama was accompanied by about
twenty five young ladies, evidently students from
some local seminary. As the Senator entered
the Blue Room the usher in loud voice. an
nounced Senator Pugh and family
AT the recent White House reception Senator
Pugh, Of Alabama. was accompanied by about
twenty-five young ladies, evidently students
from some local seminary. As the Senator en-
tered the Blue Room the usher, in loud voice,
announced Senator Pugh and family"
A STATISTICAL correspondent says that there
are in San Francisco 300 unmarried young
women each of whom is an heiress in her own
right to the tune of 100000 The advice
young man, go West would appear to be par.
ticuarly timely under the circumstances.
THE diet of a Wilton, n. Y, woman who has
reached the age of los years. is peculiar. For
and coffee; for dinner, boiled potatoes seasoned
With salt, pepper and plenty of vinegar, and q
cup of tea; for supper. bread and butter and hard
cider.
THE French daily newspaper is described as
invariably a four-page sheet. set up in coarse
and uncomely type, studded with advertisements
displayed" with eye to show, but without
thought of symmetry good taste, and printed
with Witty brown ink paper Of good quality
but poor appearance.
IT Is said that the most beautiful woman ir
diplomatic circles in Washington is Miss Vir-
einia West, the eldest daughter of the British
minister. Gossips wonder why she does not
marry, she is by means "a bud" One Of
her sisters. Flora. made her debut two years ago.
and the other, Amelia, will formally enter So
ciety at the annual ball at the legation Wednes-
day evening.
THE departure of Rev. DR.. Withrow for new
field of labor removes from our midst one Of the
foremost of pulpit orators, whose ten years
service in Boston have added new life to that
stronghold of orthodoxy, Park Church,
known to the irreverent as Birthstone Corner
but loved and revered by thousands the place
and the cause of their entering into new and
larger views of life.
IT is very seldom that q United States Senator
has public addresses upon his life and character
delivered in his lifetime. but Senator Morrill,, Of
Vermont, is about to reach that distinction.
The address has been prepared By James Bar
rett, ex- Judge of the Vermont Supreme Court.
and one of the ablest lawyers Of the State. ard
will be delivered at Rutland, Judge Barrett's
home, and elsewhere.
| THE Senate of Hamburg has bestowed the
honorary freedom Of the city upon Mr.. Gustav
Christian Schwabe, of London. in acknowledge
| msnt Of his gift of collection of paintings BY
| English artists, which is said to have cost him
| over ,000, 600 marks Mr.. Schwabe has further
| presented tho city with sum of 100 600 marks
| towards the necessary alterations in the Kunst-
| halle for the reception of the pictures
| A coLoRED girl, of Elberton, Ca, evidently
| has exalted ideas of the value of education. Az
she could write she asked by several Of her
] fr;a no ~ had
| the names on presents to be placed upon the
| Sunday school Christmas-tree. She improved
| the opportunity to write her own name on the
most valuable presents, which naturally resulted
| in great deal of indignation when the presents
were distributed. Then the assembly went be-
hind the returns, and made new distribution.
M. DAUPHIN, Minister of Finance in the nav
French Ministry. owes his elevation to the facts
that he was townsman of NJ. Goblet, a natvs
| of Amens and that he stands six feet six
| inches in his stockings an imposing height for
| Frenchmau. He marched to power by his
stentoran voice and great size. He was judge,
| senator and first president OF the Court OF
Amiens, which he had to resign for his present
| position in the new Ministry. He is ffty-eight
years Old clean shaver. with bright eyes,
modest demeanor and pleasant smile, and has an
exquisite inesse when talking with women
GENERAL LoGAN's private papers are said to
contain more definitely some of his ideas regard
ing his CueHisHeu pau Iof estaDuSuluR du
institution for the education Of the sons of vet
Grams of the late war. This idea was suggested
to him about the time General Grant died. and
he had plan which he intended to present dur
| ing this session of Congress Funds wore to be
solicited in two ways for the support of the in
stituton, the first by assessment of so cents
on every member Of the Grand Army of the Ro-
| public. and second by having scholarships en-
dowed by those who thought well of tho project
GEN. NEAL Dow and others have prepared a
liquor bill for the Maine Legislature to pass. At
present tho prohibitory law imposes fne Of
800 ard costs for the first offense They wish
to make the penalty years Imprisonment,
with fine of $500 and costs. for the first offense
1--WE want to finish 'em at the first clip says
General Dow. The feeling Of the prominent
Republican members on this subject voiced
by one of them, who remarked: 'It think it is
cheeky for Dow to ask us for anything after the
way he cut up in the last election" At the same
time, the Republicans afraid Of Dow and this
element-they realize that n